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Press, 19 February 1986, Page 68

General forecast Rain developing about the Alps, but mostly dry elsewhere in Canterbury with fresh northerlies developing; rain developing on the West Coast. District forecasts Canterbury: Cloudy and warm with rain over the Alps, and some spreading further east late in the day; northerlies gradually freshening. Marlborough: Mostly fine and warm but showers developing in the evening; north-west winds

becoming strong about the Sounds, and freshening elsewhere. Nelson: North-westerlies freshening in exposed places; mainly fine and mild but increasing cloud late in the day with rain developing over the western ranges. Buller, Westland: Moderate northerlies; cloudy with rain developing during the day; mild. Extended forecast to Saturday: Showers clearing, dry; periods of rain on the West Coast.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer .... 6 p.m. 11p.m. Millibars 1006.3 1008.1 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 21 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m trace To date this month .... 53 To date this year 94 To date last year 42 Average to date 80 Average for February . . 45 Wettest February (1945) . 144 Driest February (1973). . 5 Sunshine: hrs Yesterday 7 hr 36 min To date this month .... 134 To date this year ..... 347 To date last year 444 Average for February . . 186 Humidity: Per cent at noon 80 Per cent at 6 p.m. .... 63 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday: Maximum 17 deg, minimum 11 deg, grass 9 deg, rainfall trace SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 6.55 a.m.; sets, 8.32 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 6.56 a.m.; sets, 8.30 p.m. Moon—Today: Rises, 5.14 p.m.; sets, —. Tomorrow. Rises, 6.08 p.m.; sets, 1.31 a.m. High tide at Lyttelton—Today: 1.16 a.m. and 1.35 p.m. Tomorrow: 2 a.m. and 2.19 p.m. (Lake Forsyth, subtract 60min; Akaroa, subtract 45min; Port Levy, subtract 30min; Ashburton and Rakaia, subtract 25min; Kaikoura, add • 17min; Kaiapoi and Sumner, add 30min.) Phases of Moon Full moon: February 25. Last quarter March 4.

New moon: March 11. First quarter: March 19. NOON WEATHER Auckland: 22deg., cloudy, W., 10 knots. Wellington: 18deg., partly cloudy, N.W., 10 knots. Christchurch: 16deg., cloudy, S., 6 knots. Dunedin: 14deg., cloudy, S.W., 13 knots. WORLD WEATHER Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities yesterday were: Adelaide, 15, 22; Brisbane, 19, 30; Canberra, 16, 23; Hobart, 13, 18; Melbourne, 13, 21; Perth, 18, 32; Sydney, 20, Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main cities of the world yesterday were: Amsterdam, -6, -1; Athens, 10, 16: Bahrain, 16, 21; Bangkok, 26, 32; Barbados, 23, 28; Belgrade, -3, 0, Berlin, -7, 3, Bermuda, 14, 16; Brussels, -8, 2; Buenos Aires, 18, 27; Cairo, 11, 20; Copenhagen, -6, 1; Dublin, -2, 1; Frankfurt, -4, 2; Geneva, 0,4; Havana, 17, 27; Helsinki, -11, -4; Hong Kong, 14, 16; Honolulu, 20, 27; Istanbul, 7, 11; Jakarta, 23, 29; Jerusalem, 7, 14; Johannesburg, 15, 24; Kuala Lumpur, 22, 31; Lisbon, 8, 12; London, 0. 1; Los Angeles, 15, 20; Madrid, 6, 14; Manila, 19, 32; Mexico City, 8, 24; Moscow, ■ 13, -6; Nassau, 20, 25; New Delhi, 9, 22; New York, -5, 0; Oslo, -13, -5; Paris, -1, 6; Peking, -5, 0; Rio de Janeiro, 18, 35; Rome, 5, 10; San Francisco, 14, 16; San Juan, 22, 29; Santiago, 11, 28; Sao Paulo, 20, 26; Singapore, 23, 32; Stockholm, -12, -6; Tokyo, - 1,9; Vienna, -5, 2; Warsaw, -8,